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What about state vegetable?

How come there is no mention about the flap about the proposed state vegetable, the Walla Walla sweet onion? Are those potato farmers holding it up again? Elwin Blaine Coldiron 21:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have not added anything about the Proposed State Vegetable, because I have not received word that the Madame Governor signed it into law. Then again... I am in Arizona, far away from Washington News Sources, so unless I check everyday, I'm not liable to see it. Any news if she did in fact sign it into law? CASCADIA^Howl/_Trail 22:06, 19 April 2007 (UTC) well someone put it in[reply]

State example

I think this article would look a lot better, and be more informative if we set it up like this one: List of Indiana state symbols QuirkyAndSuch (talk) 15:29, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am currently working on a major overhaul, using List of Oregon state symbols as an example. I helped get this list to featured status, so hopefully this overhaul will result in another featured state symbols list. --Another Believer _(Talk) 01:23, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"By and by" vs. "Bye and bye"

Perhaps another source should be included to reflect both spellings/meanings. Currently, the list indicates one spelling while the source indicates another. --Another Believer _(Talk) 01:18, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is a weird one. I see that the Washington legislative website uses "bye and bye" which I have never seen before and which I strongly suspect is a misspelling. As far as I can tell, the sense is the same; "eventually", "hope for the future", etc. Maybe it's an archaic spelling? I don't see any other use of the spelling "bye and bye" that means anything different from "by and by" so shouldn't we use the standardized spelling? --Esprqii (talk) 01:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See this discussion. --Esprqii (talk) 01:27, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Sectioned tables

User:Another Believer Why is a single table more helpful? These changes are modeled after the other featured lists List of Indiana state symbols, List of Kentucky state symbols, and List of Maryland state symbols, though I know this one was featured as well. Sections put similar symbols next to each other for more intuitive organization and breaks up a larger table with no organization. There is also no benefit to the tables being sortable: no reader will care that "Seal of Washington" will be sorted alphabetically immediately ahead of "Square dance", nor is is particularly notable that the former was adopted by the legislature before the latter.

With regard to column widths, I can easily put width percentages for each column to keep them all the same, as was done in the all three of those linked. Reywas92^Talk 20:51, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I see how the tables are separated in other lists (thanks for sharing examples!). Maybe just a personal preference, but I think having a single table is better and should only be subdivided when necessary, and I like that a single table presents all symbols as equal. I guess I don't feel so strongly that I'd revert your edit again, but I would appreciate consistent column widths and I just wanted to put the change up for discussion here since we're talking about a featured list. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:56, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your response; I can wait a few days in case someone watching this has an opinion, but I don't think categorizing the symbols puts any at a different level from another (though insignia is arguably the most recognizable of the state). Let me know if you have other section ideas other than those in the other lists. What do you think about putting the motto and nickname in the insignia table? Even if not designated by law, they're well known and [1] mentions them. Reywas92^Talk 23:01, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Reywas92: List of Oregon state symbols (also an FL) has a section for unofficial symbols and unsuccessful proposals. Perhaps this is something to consider? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:15, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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